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George Jaques
Actor/Director/Writer/Producer & Founder of Athenaeum Productions
Screen International Star of Tomorrow George Jaques is a 23-year-old director, actor, writer and producer from South London. At 16, he founded his production company, Athenaeum Productions. George’s debut feature film ‘Black Dog’ World Premiered at the BFI London Film Festival and was nominated for the ‘Best First Feature’ award. It was executive produced by David Parfitt (‘The Father’) and was also showcased as part of the Great8 competition at Cannes Film Festival. ‘Black Dog’ will be released later this year by Vertigo Releasing (‘Boiling Point’).
Prior to this, George directed and wrote a number of short films which caught the attention of Sony, Sky and Warner Brothers as well as several sell-out theatre shows. In 2022, George was also the winner of the Breakthrough Filmmaker Award at the inaugural Soho House Awards alongside fellow award recipients John Boyega and Charlotte Tilbury.
As an actor, George starred opposite Jude Law in HBO/Marc Munden’s 12 Hour Epic ‘The Third: Autumn’, played Francis II in Justin Haythe/Lionsgate’s series ‘The Serpent Queen’ opposite Samantha Morton, and a lead in Sky/Nick Love’s gangster show ‘A Town Called Malice’.
“Londoner George Jaques is an impressive quadruple threat as writer, director, producer and actor.” - Ben Dalton, Screen Daily